Birds of Bodle Street
What has actually been seen around Bodle Street: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,470 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Bodle Street
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bodle Street (East Sussex) since 2010, across 5,470 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Bodle Street is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 4.3 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Ninfield, 7 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (122 against 123).
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bodle Street
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 178 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 176 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 170 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 155 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 153 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 152 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 149 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 141 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 138 |
| 10 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 136 |
| 11 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 135 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 132 |
| 13 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 131 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 128 |
| 15 | MagpiePica pica | 126 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 120 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 119 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 118 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 116 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 115 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bodle Street
Seasonal bird notes for East Sussex
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Bodle Street?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bodle Street are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 5,470 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bodle Street?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bodle Street?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.